For Cedarfield - since LJ thinks I am SPAM
Since I can't post a comment for Cedarfield, here is what I wrote in reply to the training situation:
You forget that you are doing 2 things and not just 1. The reason that person keeps coming back is that you have provided access to agility equipment and are instructing (whether you think so or not) on the correct way to use that obstacle. He may not like "how" you want him to teach it but you are letting him do something that he finds satisfying.
I remember that feeling back before I knew how to shape or what a clicker was. I don't shape as much as some people, but more so than others. And don't forget that the first class a person takes in agility usually uses equipment to hook them into the sport so that they come back. It is usually people who know better who want to start with foundation classes and no equipment - 2nd dog or re-training their 1st dog.
You forget that you are doing 2 things and not just 1. The reason that person keeps coming back is that you have provided access to agility equipment and are instructing (whether you think so or not) on the correct way to use that obstacle. He may not like "how" you want him to teach it but you are letting him do something that he finds satisfying.
I remember that feeling back before I knew how to shape or what a clicker was. I don't shape as much as some people, but more so than others. And don't forget that the first class a person takes in agility usually uses equipment to hook them into the sport so that they come back. It is usually people who know better who want to start with foundation classes and no equipment - 2nd dog or re-training their 1st dog.